ESL (English as a Second Language) programs should be considered an important part of a school's curriculum. Teachers, guidance counselors, and students must change their attitudes toward immigrant students and realize that being different does not mean being inferior. (CFM)

This paper is an edited transcript of a panel discussion. The panelists were six high school students who had immigrated to Canada with their families. Their answers to the teachers' questions concerning their linguistic and cultural experiences should prove useful to all teachers who have immigrant children in their classes. (CFM)

Discusses two principles of the experiential learning approach as it pertains to English-as-a-second-language instruction in Canada: (1) learning is an emotional experience that entails personal investment; and (2) to learn is to change. (Author/CB)

Reports on the training experiences of workers from linguistically diverse backgrounds via a focus on their learning activities in community college apprenticeship programs. A survey identified areas of linguistic difficulty that students were experiencing in their coursework and ways in which instructors could reduce these barriers to success.…

Problems and issues encountered in adolescent West Indians' adjustment to living and learning in Canada are discussed, including parent-child separation, physical and social environment, home-school values conflicts, language habits and problems, rural-urban differences, and student reactions to these influences. Suggestions are made for assisting…